I was awaiting the arrival of some new Ultra Link and Transparent cables to use with my Meridian G Series components, so in the mean time I used my back up Monster Cable. When the new cables arrived and I went to remove the Monster stuff it tore all but two of the G Series inputs off the back. After I nearly blacked out from shock I was pleased to realize it was a simple fix, but still, having nearly $15K worth of gear nearly damaged by cable was enough to make my heart skip a beat.

Ever since the arrival of HDMI my life cable wise has been sooooo much better. My life compatibility wise has been soooooooo much worse.